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Candle Yellow

#DF9F6F

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.25:1Fails

Black text

8.79:1AAA

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About Candle Yellow

Candle Yellow (#DF9F6F) is a light vivid orange. Its RGB value is 223, 159, 111 and its HSL value is 26°, 64%, 65%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Candle Yellow, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#DF9F6F · #6FAFDF

Analogous

#DF6F77 · #DF9F6F · #DFD76F

Triadic

#DF9F6F · #6FDF9F · #9F6FDF

Split complementary

#DF9F6F · #6FDFD7 · #6F77DF

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